Calculation of the hydrodynamic characteristics of journal bearings. Assessment of the operational (static and dynamic) properties of hydrodynamic bearings.

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Gather and maintain deep technical understanding and experience in CFD applications for the analysis of hydrodynamic bearings. This includes commercial tools (Ansys) and special bearing software (Alp3T)

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Actively identify potential for improvement of the analysis and technology of hydrodynamic bearings to ensure a state of the art and precise assessment of shaft trains

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Maintenance and update of the bearing database, to ensure consistent, validated and state of the art input data for rotordynamic calculations.

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Maintenance and harmonization of bearing design and working instructions

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